- Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez, popularly nicknamed J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, and fashion designer. She is the richest Hispanic in Hollywood according to the website "A Socialite's Life" and the most influential Hispanic entertainer in America according to "People en Español"s list of 100 Most Influential Hispanics which pays tribute to Hispanics who have had an impact on their communities. - Fat Joe
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970 in The Bronx, New York, USA), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. - Big Pun
Christopher Lee Rios (November 9 1971-February 7 2000), better known as Big Punisher or Big Pun, was a New York rapper of Puerto Rican descent who emerged from the underground rap scene in The Bronx in the late 1990s. He first appeared on albums from The Beatnuts on the track "Off the Books" and Fat Joe on Fat Joe's second album "J.O.E. (Jealous Ones Envy)", on the track "Watch Out", prior to signing to Loud Records as a solo artist. - Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971), is an American R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, rapper, producer, and actress who has sold over 60 million records around the world since her career began in 1991. In that span she has had thirty-one charting hits on the U.S. pop charts. She has had forty hits on the R&B charts, seventeen of which were in the top ten and six which reached number one. She also has nine singles to reach number one on the dance charts, … - Al Pacino
Alfredo James Pacino (born April 26, 1940) is an Academy Award- Golden Globe, AFI, Bafta, Emmy Award- and Tony Award-winning American stage and film actor played such iconic roles as Michael Corleone in "The Godfather Trilogy" and Tony Montana in the 1983 film "Scarface". - Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz, June 3, 1925) is an American film actor. Famous for his thick black wavy hair, good looks, flashing long eyelashes and trademark New York accent, he was most popular during the late 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his light comic roles, especially his musician on the run from gangsters in "Some Like It Hot" (1959). He has also essayed a number of more serious dramatic roles over the years, … - Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. He is widely respected for being a multi-talented, versatile performer who conquered many music genres, including folk, country, pop, and jazz. He was also an award-winning actor, songwriter and music business entrepreneur. - Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. - Regis Philbin
Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award-winning American television personality best known for his roles as a talk show host, game show host, singer and presenter at various events. Appearing on television since the late 1950s, Philbin is often called (somewhat tongue-in-cheek and alternately attributed to James Brown), … - Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft (September 17 1931 - June 6 2005) was an iconic Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, and Emmy-winning American actress. - Rob Reiner
Robert "Rob" Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor, director, producer, and writer. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence as Carroll O'Connor's and Jean Stapleton's son-in-law, Michael "Meathead" Stivic, on "All in the Family" in a role which earned him two Emmy Awards during the 1970s. As director, the Directors Guild of America recognized him with nominations for his work on "Stand By Me", "When Harry Met Sally...", … - Angie Martinez
Angela Martinez (born January 9, 1971 in The Bronx, New York) is an American radio and television personality, hip-hop recording artist, actress, and model. She is of Puerto Rican descent. She also has a son with Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin of Dru Hill, Niko Ruffin (born 12 June, 2003). - Inspectah Deck
Inspectah Deck (born Jason Hunter July 6, 1970 in the Bronx, New York) is a rapper, producer and member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Though he has not achieved the same level of success in his solo career as some of his fellow Clansmen (like Ol' Dirty Bastard or Method Man), he has been a prominent member of the group ever since their debut album and stands out on some of their biggest hits such as "C.R.E.A.M." and "Triumph". - Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall (born October 15, 1942) is an American Golden Globe nominated actress, producer and director. She was the first woman to direct two films that grossed over $100 million each ("Big" and "A League of Their Own"). - Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan (born November 10 1968 in Bronx, New York) is an American actor perhaps best known as a member of the cast of "Saturday Night Live" from 1996 to 2003. He now stars in the 2006-2007 NBC sitcom "30 Rock", a sitcom based on a fictional sketch comedy show. Tracy Morgan was discovered in 1984 while doing stand-up at The Apollo. Martin Lawrence's ex-wife, Patricia Martin, was in the audience and is said to have introduced Morgan to Lawrence. - James Caan
James Langston Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated American film, stage and television actor. He is known for his Academy Award nominated role of Sonny Corleone in 1972's "The Godfather" and for his role as Ed Deline on "Las Vegas". - Jake Lamotta
Giacobbe La Motta (born July 10, 1921), better known as Jake LaMotta, nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" and "The Raging Bull", is a former boxer who was world middleweight champion and whose life has been as controversial outside the ring as it was inside it. He was portrayed in the film "Raging Bull" as the main character by Robert De Niro. - Cathy Moriarty
Cathy Moriarty (born November 29, 1960, in The Bronx, New York City) is an American actress of Irish Catholic descent. Her first film credit was Martin Scorsese's "Raging Bull" in 1980, as Vicki LaMotta, the wife of Robert DeNiro's lead character. Her performance earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also appeared opposite Andrew Dice Clay in the short-lived CBS sitcom "Bless This House" (1995). - Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles' wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film "Ray" (2004), and Alicia Masters in the 2005 live-action "Fantastic Four" film and its sequel, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer". She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films "Our Song" and "The Dead Girl". - Jerry Orbach
Jerome Bernard Orbach was an American actor best known for his starring role as Det. Lennie Briscoe in the "Law & Order" television series and for his musical theater roles. - Joy Bryant
Joy Bryant (born 19 October 1976) is an American actress and former fashion model for Tommy Hilfiger. Bryant was born in The Bronx, New York, USA; her mother was 15 years old at the time. Bryant attended, but did not graduate from, Yale University and studies acting in NY and LA with Tony Greco. - Sal Mineo
Salvatore "Sal" Mineo, Jr. was a Golden Globe-winning American movie and stage actor, best known for his Academy Award-nominated performance opposite James Dean in the film "Rebel Without a Cause". Mineo, born in The Bronx, New York City as the son of a Sicilian coffin maker, was enrolled by his mother in dancing and acting school at an early age. - Judd Hirsch
Judd Hirsch (born March 15, 1935 in Bronx, New York, USA) is an American actor, best known for playing the character Alex Reiger on the acclaimed television comedy series "Taxi". For his performance in "Taxi", in 1981 and again in 1983, Judd Hirsch won the Emmy Award for Lead Actor In a Comedy Series. - Ellen Rona Barkin
Ellen Rona Barkin (born April 16, 1954) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress. - Vic Morrow
Victor Morrow (born February 14, 1929 in the Bronx, New York, USA - died July 23, 1982) was an American actor. Morrow dropped out of high school and joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. Morrow's first movie role was in "Blackboard Jungle" (1955). After this movie, he went into television and was cast in the TV series "Combat!" (1962-1967), in which he also worked as a television director. - Daniel Libeskind
Daniel Libsekind's architectural designs are endless juxtapositions. They honor the historical yet are unapologetically modern. Some view his work, such as the spiral addition to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, as controversial - while others view it as a brilliant representation of modern-day architecture in all its glory. His work harmoniously combines materials, shapes, and structure in a way most thought impossible, improbable, and many would even say, questionable. - Stacey Dash
Stacey Dash (born January 20, 1966 in The Bronx, New York) is an American film and television actress of West Indian and Aztec descent. - Priscilla Lopez
Priscilla Lopez is an American singer, dancer, and actress. Born on February 26, 1948 in the Bronx, Lopez has the distinction of having appeared in two Broadway landmarks - one of its greatest hits, the highly-acclaimed, long-running "A Chorus Line", and one of its biggest flops, the infamous musical version of "Breakfast at Tiffany's", which closed before opening night. Lopez graduated from Manhattan's School of Performing Arts (PA), … - Vincent Pastore
Vincent Pastore (born July 14 1946 in Bronx, New York) is an American film and television actor, often cast as a mobster. Pastore was born in The Bronx, New York, of Italian-American descent. He attended Pace University for 3 years before eventually going into the acting industry after befriending Matt and Kevin Dillon; he was previously a club-owner in New Rochelle, New York. He has made appearances in films ranging from "Goodfellas" to "Shark Tale", … - June Allyson
June Allyson was a Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. - Malik Yoba
Malik Yoba (born September 17, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for his role as the star of the popular Fox Television police drama "New York Undercover" from 1994 to 1998, and has also appeared in films such as "Cool Runnings" and "Criminal". He has made appearances on the Fox television series "Arrested Development" as Ice, a bounty hunter and party planner. He has also been a recurring character, Brock Harris, … - Harry Carey
Harry Carey (January 16, 1878 - September 21, 1947) was an American actor and one of silent film's earliest superstars. - Joey Bishop
Joey Bishop - Tyson Beckford
Tyson Craig Beckford (born December 19, 1970 in Bronx, New York) is an American model and actor, known worldwide for his muscular physique, facial structure, and tattoos; and also as the lead model for Ralph Lauren. He is also reported to be one of the highest-paid and richest male supermodels in the world. Beckford is the son of a half Jamaican half Chinese father (paternal grandmother is 100% Chinese) and Jamaican mother with Panamanian ancestry. - Dominic Chianese
Dominic Chianese (pronounced Key-ah-nes-e) (born February 24, 1931 in Bronx, New York) is an American actor and performer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Corrado Soprano on the HBO TV series, "The Sopranos", a role that netted him two Emmy Award nominations. Chianese is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science. He worked as a bricklayer with his father and attended night school during the 1950s, … - Andre Royo
Andre Royo (born July 17, 1968]] in the Bronx, New York) is an American actor of Cuban heritage. He is best known for his role on the HBO program "The Wire" as "Bubbles".He also had a small role in John Singleton's 2000 remake of the film "Shaft". Andre attended Mount St. Michael Academy in the Bronx, NY from 1982 through 1986 alongside such notables as Sean "Diddy" Combs and Craig Grant (Oz). - Malik Sealy
Malik Sealy (February 1, 1970 - May 20, 2000) was an American professional basketball player from 1992 until his death in an automobile accident. Sealy played eight seasons in the NBA for the Indiana Pacers, the Los Angeles Clippers, the Detroit Pistons, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. A native of The Bronx, New York, he played college basketball at St. John's University and was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the 14th overall pick of the 1992 NBA Draft. - Charles Nelson Reilly
Charles Nelson Reilly (January 13 1931 - May 25 2007) was a Tony Award-winning American actor, comedian, director, and drama teacher known for his comedic roles in movies, children's television, animated cartoons, and as a panelist on the game show "Match Game". - Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams (born Troy Christopher Williams on August 22, 1967, in The Bronx, New York, USA) is an American R&B singer. - Gabriel Macht
Gabriel Macht (born January 22 1972) is an American actor. Macht was born in The Bronx, New York to Jewish American parents Suzanne Victoria Pulier and actor Stephen Macht. He and his family moved to California when he was five years old. After graduating from Beverly Hills High School, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended Carnegie Mellon College of Fine Arts.
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